Valentine's Day by the numbers

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Flowers

Organic Bouquet estimates that more than 200 million roses were produced nationwide for Valentine's Day in 2011.

Money

The National Retail Federation reports that men spend nearly twice the amount women spend on Valentine's Day. Just hope your man doesn't opt for one of these worst Valentine's Day gifts ever!

Cards

According to the Hallmark Corporation, nearly 200 million cards are exchanged each year on February 14, and that doesn't include Valentine's Day card packs exchanged by millions of schoolchildren each year.